Atlantic North The Fantastic Melee Weekly (Chantilly, VA)

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With the big success we've have had with the Fantastic Smash 4 Wednesday Night weekly tournaments here at The Fantastic Store, we’re excited to announce that we're going to be running another weekly tournament series revolving around Super Smash Bros Melee! Just like the current Smash 4 events, you can expect a wide variety of skill levels here – whether you’re a seasoned veteran or you’re looking to learn a new game, there’s certainly room for you here at this tournament series.

Looking for a place to play Melee on a Tuesday Night? The Fantastic Store is going to be the place to be!

Brackets: http://dcesportslans.challonge.com

Event Space

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Event Information
Venue Fee - $5
Tournament Fee - $5/game


Payouts
<= 16 players

• 1st - 60%
• 2nd - 30%
• 3rd - 10%

<= 64 players

• 1st - 50%
• 2nd - 25%
• 3rd - 15%
• 4th - 10%

> 64 players

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  • 1st - 48%
  • 2nd - 24%
  • 3rd - 12%
  • 4th - 8%
  • 5th - 4% each

Schedule

3:00 PM - Doors open for friendlies.
7:20 PM - Registration ends. Tournament bracket is created and seeded.
7:30 PM - Tournament begins.
~11:00PM - Tournament finish, and venue closes.

**Important note: The venue will be closing immediately as the tournament ends. Because of this, we will ask that everyone halts friendlies and begins packing up when we reach Grand Finals in Smash 4. Thank you for your cooperation!

Stream
http://www.twitch.tv/DCeSportsLANs
The stream will go live shortly before the event begins. VoDs will be available shortly after the event is over on our YouTube channel.

Rules

Tournament
– Singles (1v1) double-elimination tournament.
– Each tournament set will be Best of 3 (with the exception of Grand Finals if it begins before 10:30PM, at which point both potential sets are Best of 5).

General
– This is a BYOC (bring your own controller) event
– No Wireless Controllers/Joysticks
– Equipment malfunctions that pause/reset matches may result in game/match losses at the discretion of the tournament director

Conduct
– There will be no smoking OR vaping in the tournament area.
– Cheating will not be tolerated – any sign of cheating will result in forfeit from the tournament.
– Fighting will result in ejection from the tournament area and a lifetime ban from this and future D.C eSports events.

Gameplay
– 4 stocks, 8 minutes.
– Items are set to “off” and “none”
– Wobbling is legal. Infinites must end at 300%, otherwise it becomes stalling.
– Stalling is banned.
– Coaching mid-match is banned.
– You cannot re-select a stage you have won on as a counterpick.
– You can switch controller ports on your counterpick only.
Controller ports will be decided by players. If there is a conflict, a game of RPS should settle the dispute.
– Neutral Spawn Points: Players may elect to use neutral spawn points to decide controller ports for the first match in case of any disputes.
– If a player pauses in the middle of a game (unless by request of a TO), that player must lose his/her current stock.
– A match ending in simultaneous death does not go to the initiator. If the result is sudden death from this, use the normal tiebreaking rules (below) to determine the winner. Otherwise use who the game declared the winner.
– If the timer runs out, the winner is determined first by stock, then by percentage. If there is a tie in both stock and percentage, then follow the tie-breaking procedures outlined below.

Tie-breaking Procedure
– In the event of a tie game (stock and percentages are equal when the clock runs out, or a simultaneous K.O happens that is not resolved by the game), a 1 stock, 3 minute game will be played.
– If this match results in another tie, a 1 stock, no time limit game will be played to determine the winner.

Stage List (1 ban in best of 3, no bans in best of 5)

Starters

• Battlefield
• Final Destination
• Yoshi's Story
• Fountain of Dreams
• Dream Land 64

Counterpicks

• Pokemon Stadium

Nearby Food
There are various snacks available at The Fantastic Store for $1 a piece, but for those more serious hunger needs, there's no shortage of food around the venue. Within a mile there is a Chipotle, Potbelly, Five Guys, Subway, Starbucks, Wendy's, Red Robin, Famous Dave's, and a whole lot more.